EMT Fisdap Airway Exam
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,1. What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli
in an adult?:
Answer 350ml
2. How much air is in the average adult ventilation?:
Answer 500ml
3. How much air is lost in the area of dead space when an
adult is ventilating?-
Answer: 150ml
4. A 67 year old male complains of mild respiratory distress.
He smokes 4 packs of cigarettes a day and reports a
consistent cough and frequent respiratory infections. Chest
sounds reveal bilateral rhonchi. What should you suspect?: -
Answer Chronic bronchitis
EXPLANATION: chronic bronchitis is long term inflammation of the bronchioles. Excessive
mucus and pus production leads to obstructed airways. the consistent cough is the body's
response to clear the airway obstruction
5. An unresponsive 43 year old male is cool, pale, diaphoretic,
and breathing 6
times a minute. which device should you use to administer
oxygen?:
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, Answer Bag-valve mask
EXPLANATION: He is unresponsive and breathing too slow. This is a "sick" patient and
assisting his ventilation should be the first intervention. You can increase his respiratory
rate with a bag-valve mask.
6. diaphoretic:
Answer Characterized by profuse sweating.
7. Nasal cannula delivers about what percentage of oxygen:
Answer 20-44%
8. What are the structures that branch off of the trachea into
the lower airway?-
Answer: Bronchi
EXPLANATION: the trachea splits at the carina into the left and right bronchus. The bronchi
get smaller and smaller until it reaches the terminal bronchioles where the alveoli are
located.
9. What is the normal range of breaths per minute for an
adult:
Answer 12-20
10. A febrile 44 year old male complains of shortness of
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2025–2026 | Practice Questions & Answers
| Verified Study Guide | A+
THIS EXAM CONTAINS
EMT Fisdap Airway Exam
Questions & Answers
Guaranteed Pass
1/
16
,1. What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli
in an adult?:
Answer 350ml
2. How much air is in the average adult ventilation?:
Answer 500ml
3. How much air is lost in the area of dead space when an
adult is ventilating?-
Answer: 150ml
4. A 67 year old male complains of mild respiratory distress.
He smokes 4 packs of cigarettes a day and reports a
consistent cough and frequent respiratory infections. Chest
sounds reveal bilateral rhonchi. What should you suspect?: -
Answer Chronic bronchitis
EXPLANATION: chronic bronchitis is long term inflammation of the bronchioles. Excessive
mucus and pus production leads to obstructed airways. the consistent cough is the body's
response to clear the airway obstruction
5. An unresponsive 43 year old male is cool, pale, diaphoretic,
and breathing 6
times a minute. which device should you use to administer
oxygen?:
2/
16
, Answer Bag-valve mask
EXPLANATION: He is unresponsive and breathing too slow. This is a "sick" patient and
assisting his ventilation should be the first intervention. You can increase his respiratory
rate with a bag-valve mask.
6. diaphoretic:
Answer Characterized by profuse sweating.
7. Nasal cannula delivers about what percentage of oxygen:
Answer 20-44%
8. What are the structures that branch off of the trachea into
the lower airway?-
Answer: Bronchi
EXPLANATION: the trachea splits at the carina into the left and right bronchus. The bronchi
get smaller and smaller until it reaches the terminal bronchioles where the alveoli are
located.
9. What is the normal range of breaths per minute for an
adult:
Answer 12-20
10. A febrile 44 year old male complains of shortness of
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